M15 Polyosteoarthritis

Category / Non-billable header 7 subcodes

Block: Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)

Includes

  • arthritis of multiple sites

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • bilateral involvement of single joint (M16-M19)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M15..0 Primary generalized (osteo)arthritis Yes
M15..1 Heberden's nodes (with arthropathy) Yes
M15..2 Bouchard's nodes (with arthropathy) Yes
M15..3 Secondary multiple arthritis Yes
M15..4 Erosive (osteo)arthritis Yes
M15..8 Other polyosteoarthritis Yes
M15..9 Polyosteoarthritis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026